Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Hip In Detroit's Picks for Metro Times Blowout 18

The 18th installment of the Metro Times Blowout is here. It's time for 4 nights of music, partying, and very little sleep. This year the Blowout will be taking over most of Metro Detroit, with shows in Ferndale, Hamtramck and Detroit. For one low price you can get in to approximately 20 venues this weekend, with over a hundred bands playing throughout the 4 nights. 

One of the best things about Blowout is discovering bands you haven't seen before. With great lineups at so many venues, there are tons of bands to see, spread across all different genres. And even though you want to catch some different acts than you might usually see, you want to see some of your favorites too. Well, you have some decisions to make and we want to make those decisions a little easier for you. So we went through the entire weekend lineup and made a list of who we think you should try to catch. Some of the times overlap and obviously you can't be in two places at once. So, in some cases you will still have a tough choice to make. But, we at least narrowed things down and made your decision a little easier! Take a look at our picks for Blowout 18 below. 


WEDNESDAY - 4/29 - Metro Times made it easy on you for the kickoff night! All of the acts are playing under one roof at St. Andrew's Hall. The sets will be spread across three stages, St. Andrew's main stage, The Burns Room upstairs, and in the basement at The Shelter. The lineup is stacked from start to finish, but here are the ones you definitely don't want to miss! 

10:30 PM: FLINT EASTWOOD
11:30 PM: ANDREW W.K. (Solo Show)

BURNS ROOM
8:45 PM: GRAND JUNCTION
10:45 PM: BLAIRE ALISE & THE BOMBSHELLS

THE SHELTER
9:00 PM: SAPPHIRE BRACELET (Featuring Randy Chabot & Mark Smak of Deastro)
11:00 PM: JAMAICAN QUEENS


THURSDAY - 4/30 - Hamtramck is the place to be on Thursday night! There are some good lineups in Ferndale and Detroit too, but Hamtramck is hosting some favorites like The HandGrenades and James Linck and the widest variety of other acts. So you can see all kinds of music in one night, in one city. Plus, in Hamtramck you can bounce from place to place relatively easily.

BAKER STREETCAR BAR (Hamtramck)
10:00 PM: MOVER//SHAKER


PAINTED LADY (Hamtramck)
11:00 PM: JAMES LINCK

PAYCHECK’S (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: BELTERRA
10:00 PM: THE VONNEGUTS
11:00 PM: THE HANDGRENADES

SEVEN BROTHERS (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: SPAIRES

WHISKEY IN THE JAR (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: THE SUGAR CLOUDS
11:00 PM: RED STONE SOULS

THE LOVING TOUCH (Ferndale)
8:00 PM: GROWWING PAINS
9:00 PM: HUMAN SKULL
11:00 PM: THE BLACK LIPS

ZEKE’S (Ferndale)
11:15 PM: THE HI-VIEWS
12:00 AM: THE SUNBURNS

GARDEN BOWL (Detroit)
8:45 PM: MOUNTAIN CLUB
10:15 PM: CONGRESS

THE HUMA ROOM AT HOPCAT (Detroit)
8:00 PM: PATO MARGETIC
11:30 PM: TRICK TRICK


FRIDAY - 5/1 - You should probably plan on bouncing around on Friday night. So many good bands! And they are pretty equally spread throughout all three cities. 

BAKER STREETCAR BAR (Hamtramck)

NEW DODGE (Hamtramck)
12:45 AM: THE AMINO ACIDS

PAINTED LADY (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: THE FIEGERS
11:30 PM: LAVA MOTH

PAYCHECK’S (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: HAWK & SON
10:15 PM: JUNGLEFOWL
11:30 PM: DESTROY THIS PLACE
12:45 AM: PUP

PLAV POST #10 (Hamtramck)
11:30 PM: UNDESIRABLE PEOPLE
12:45 AM: THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL

SEVEN BROTHERS (Hamtramck)
11:30 PM: VSTRS

SMALL'S (Hamtramck)
11:30 PM: GOLDEN TORSO
12:45 AM: OLD GODS

WHISKEY IN THE JAR (Hamtramck)
11:30 PM: THE PAPER SOUND
12:45 AM: PULP CULTURE
11:30 PM: THE WITCHES

THE LOVING TOUCH (Ferndale)
10:15 PM: PONYSHOW

RUST BELT MARKET (Ferndale)
9:00 PM: LITTLE ANIMAL
10:00 PM: GOSH PITH
11:00 PM: TART

WAB (Ferndale)
10:30 PM: DUENDE!
12:30 AM: TOUCH THE CLOUDS

ZEKE’S (Ferndale)
12:30 AM: WOVEN TANGLES


SATURDAY - 5/2 - There are couple of shows in Hamtramck on Saturday that could easily keep you in place for the night. Ferndale, on the other hand, has three shows that you will definitely want hit up if you are in town.

THE LOVING TOUCH (Ferndale)
9:00 PM: FAKE SURFERS
10:15 PM: LIZERRD
11:30 PM: FUCKED UP

WAB (Ferndale)
9:00 PM: WARHORSES
11:30 PM: OLD EMPIRE
12:45 AM: RYAN ALLEN & HIS EXTRA ARMS

ZEKE’S (Ferndale)
11:15 PM: BASTARDOUS
12:30 AM: THE OCTOPUS

BAKER STREETCAR BAR (Hamtramck)
10:15 PM: TELCO
12:45 AM: LIGHTNING BUGS

FOWLING WAREHOUSE (Hamtramck)
10:15 PM: FIVE POUND SNAP

NEW DODGE (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: SIX AND THE SEVENS
10:15 PM: THE BRUISED REED
11:30 PM: HEATERS
12:45 AM: GEORGE MORRIS & THE GYPSY CHORUS

PAINTED LADY (Hamtramck)
12:45 AM : BLUE SNAGGLETOOTH

PAYCHECK’S (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: BOOGIE KNIGHTS
10:15 PM: ANCIENT LANGUAGE
11:30 PM: NIGEL & THE DROPOUT
12:45 AM: VALLEY HUSH

PLAV POST 10 (Hamtramck)
11:30 PM : RADIO BURNS

SEVEN BROTHERS (Hamtramck)
12:45 AM : MAN MOUNTAIN

SMALL'S (Hamtramck)
9:00 PM: COLORWHEEL
10:15 PM: MOONWALKS



The Blowout isn't making it easy for anyone this year! But, having too many good shows to go to in one night is a good problem to have. Remember, it only costs $20 to get in every venue this weekend! If you just want to go to one night, it's only $15. For 5 bucks more though, why wouldn't you go at least two nights? To purchase your wristband in advance, click here. Although we tried to narrow the list down a bit, there are a ton of great bands playing this weekend that we didn't even mention! To see a full list of acts and a schedule of who's playing when and where, click here.

~C

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